We develop programs that educate employees to manage pain, prevent, and rehabilitate injuries. Participants learn to understand contributing factors to injuries and therapeutic exercises to reduce pain and improve posture. Training can be delivered on or off-site.

Sometimes the solution to pain and tension can be as simple as adjusting workstation set up. We can provide a bio mechanical assessment of worksites so that you can make an informed decision as to how best to improve worker comfort and productivity.

We also provide fitness testing in accordance with the Canadian Physical Activity and Fitness and Lifestyle Approach designed by CSEP. Please contact us for more information or if you would like to book a service for your group.

Links of Interest

	The Workers' Compensation Board of B.C. (WCB)		www.worksafebc.com
	Canadian Institute for Health and Wellness Survey Report		www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/fitness/ work/trends_e.html
	The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (Operates an 800-number to provide workers, employers, and organizations information about various workplace safety and health concerns.)		www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

Healthy Backs

A program for back injury prevention and rehabilitation. This program teaches employees to prevent and rehabilitate the greatest cause of workplace absenteeism – back pain. Includes how to improve sitting, lifting and walking postures.

Example of Arched
Sitting Posture

Safe Lifting Techniques

A one and half-hour ( 1.5hr ) class teaching the biomechanics of six different lifting techniques. Learn exercises you can use to warm-up, stretch and prevent injury. This class will help you reduce fatigue and manage pain that may arise from lifting.

Save Your Shoulder

This program is designed to help prevent injury and enhance self-care for the shoulder and is suitable for anyone who regularly does repetitive movements with their shoulders. The workshop will cover basic anatomy of the shoulder, upper torso and neck and the most commonly seen traumas or overuse injuries. Participants will learn to design for themselves a safe and easy program to help manage shoulder discomfort better.

Repetitive Strain

A program for repetitive strain injury prevention and rehabilitation. This program teaches employees to prevent and rehabilitate injuries of the hand, elbow, and shoulder. Ideal for prevention of carpal tunnel syndrome, elbow tendonitis (golfer’s and tennis elbow), and rotator cuff injuries.

Healthy Head, Neck, and Shoulders

A program for head and neck pain prevention and rehabilitation. This program teaches employees to understand the origin of tension headaches and how to reduce them while improving the use of their head and neck. Also covers proper computer workstation set-up.

Knowing Neutral

A one and half-hour ( 1.5hr ) class to introduce the importance of neutral postures in ergonomics and how to achieve them. Learn how you can work more efficiently with less chance of injury. Also learn how to manage and minimize pain with simple exercises.

Computing Safely
A Somatic Program

This workshop examines computer stress - what it is, how it originates and what steps can be taken to help prevent it, including proper workstation set-up, neutral postures and movement breaks and exercises for strain reduction. Computer stress results in significant strain that can cause or contribute to injury and loss of productivity. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CSD), and Repetitive Motion Injury (RMI) are frequently used to describe Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs) related to computer use.